Sleigh



(No Model.)

J. FERGUSON.

SLEIGH.

No. 278.326. Patented May 29,1883.

UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MONROE J. FERGUSON, OF WINTHROP, IOWA.

. SLEIGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,326, dated May 29, 1883.

' Applicationflled March 7,1883. (NomodeL) To all whom it may concernr Be it known that I, MONROE J. FERGUSON,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Winthrop, in the county of Buchanan and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Sleigh, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

durability, cheapness in manufacture, light This invention relates to sleighs, and has for its object to provide a sleighpossessing superior advantages in point of simplicity,

weight, and general efiiciency. In the drawings, Figurel is a perspective view of my improved sleigh. Fig. 2 is a =ver- I tical longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse ,vertic'al sectional view taken through the cross-pieces and standards. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken just in rear of the front curved ends of the runners. 7

Referring to the drawings, A A designate the runners of my improved sleigh, these being preferably formed of an iron rod that is it is secured to the top edge of the. runner,

and an inwardly projecting top portion forming a horizontal extension or support, I, as

shown. On these supports D, E, andI are placed the transverse beams J, to which the body of the sleigh is to be bolted or otherwise secured, these beams J being firmly fixed in position on the said supports. The supports E and I are braced by rods K, that extend from the inner ends of the supports down diagonally to the inner edge of the standards,

and are secured firmly at their ends.

The standards arebraced from displacement by rods L, that extend from theunder side of their extensions that form the supports down diagonally to the top edge of the runners, and

are also firmly secured at their ends.

The advantages of my invention are obvious. The construction is exceedingly simple and possesses great strength.

I claim 'as my invention- As an improvement in sleds, the combina tion of the runners A A, curved upwardat their front and rear ends, and having these ends B 0 turned inwardly to form supports 1) and E, the standards F, each formed of a single bar bentto form an uprightinwardly extending main portion, G, having the forwardlyprojeeting extension H at its bottom, and bent in at the top to form the extension I at right angles to the bottom extension, H, the transverse beams J, secured to the supports D E I, and the brace rods L, extending from under the top bentarm I of the standard down forward and inclined to the top edge of the runner, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

MONROE JEROME FERGUSON.

Witnesses:

0. W. SoovILL, I. J. MERRILL. 

